Retired union member Peter Burke, 68, of Foothill Ranch said he's troubled by the lack of respect for workers. He wanted to get the message out that companies need to be creating more jobs in the United States and not shipping them overseas.

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Morris Leming, 56, of Orange (left) holds a sign saying "Activist by Necessity." The construction worker says he's had trouble finding jobs and wants to see more action taken to jump-start the economy.

About 75 people protest bank fees and a lack of community investment by corporate banks outside the Chase Bank at Harbor Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue on Monday afternoon. A protest also was planned for a nearby Bank of America, but it was closed for the Columbus Day holiday.

Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway pumps her fist as she delivers a speech to protesters outside Chase Bank in Anaheim. Galloway said she came to support the peaceful protest of "frustrated workers."

Bryan Westbrook, 35, of Lake Forest holds a sign reading "End the Fed" and "Support Ron Paul 2012." Westbrook said that not all protesters agree on the message of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement. But many voices of frustration should be heard, he said.

Activists wave protest signs and chant in front of the Chase Bank branch in Downtown Anaheim. Protesters said they want to support the "Occupy Wall Street" movement with the hope of creating more jobs.

The Rev. Sarah Halverson, 34, of Costa Mesa was among protesters who went inside the bank to deliver protest letters to bank managers. She also closed her account with Chase, saying that bank fees are too high and she would rather do business with a local credit union.

ANAHEIM – About 75 protesters marched outside – and a few into – an Anaheim bank Monday as part of the national Occupy Wall Street movement and promised to march on more Orange County banks in coming weeks to protest what they call corporate corruption and a lack of respect for workers.

The group, led by the Orange County Labor Federation, got support from Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway, who delivered a fiery speech to the protesters outside a Chase Bank near downtown.

“This is the patriotic thing to be doing,” Galloway said. “‘Made in America’ used to mean something. But now, jobs are being shifted overseas and there’s not enough respect for the workers here. They are struggling and frustrated. …Those voices need to be heard in Washington, D.C.”

Protesters marched with signs that read, “America Wants to Work” and “Paychecks Not Debit Fees,” while chanting slogans such as “Banks got bailed out; we got sold out.”

Tefere Gebre, executive director of the Labor Federation, said protesters want to send a message to banks to stop charging more fees and, instead, use profits to invest in communities and create more jobs.

Gary Kishner, a spokesman for J.P. Morgan Chase, said his bank doesn’t charge for debit cards and charges minimal fees for checking accounts. Chase also distributed $24 million in grant money to community organizations throughout California last year. So the charge that Chase doesn’t invest in local communities is unfounded, he said.

The protesters had also planned to march on a nearby Bank of America, but it was closed for the Columbus Day holiday.

Two of the protest organizers – also Chase members – went inside the bank to talk to a manager about the protest and close their accounts.

When they refused to leave, police were called. No arrests were reported during the hourlong protest.

“I was willing to get arrested if I had to,” said the Rev. Sarah Halverson, senior pastor at Fairview Community Church in Costa Mesa, who closed her account.

“I hope more people will consider following that example so bank executives begin to hear our voices,” she said.